Perth curator in hot water with Cricket Australia
India named a 13-man team for the Test starting Friday, which is set to be played on a fast and bouncy Perth Stadium wicket. The Australians often complain about doctored pitches when travelling overseas, particularly through the sub-continent.

May to meet European Union leaders in bid to save Brexit deal
That, according to British junior Brexit minister Martin Callanan, is what May wants. "Does this House want to deliver Brexit? ". The British public voted to leave the E.U.in June 2016, with the separation due to become official on March 29 of next year.

Comet 46P Wirtanen: How to view Christmas comet
Today's comet webcast is one of two by the Virtual Telescope Project (the other airs December 16, also at 5 p.m. You can maximize its brightness by observing from a dark sky site where there's no light pollution.

Trump denies that few want chief of staff job
Kelly will remain in his job until at least January 2, Kellyanne Conway , a top aide to Trump, said on Fox News earlier Tuesday. RBC-Ukraine later reported that Nick Ayers will take the post of chief of staff of the White house instead of John Kelly .

Australia v India: first Test, day four
That's the only way you win a Test match (.) I strongly feel that you have to play a stronger bowling side to win Test matches. Australia's lower order led by Nathan Lyon had sniffed victory before being eventually bowled out for 291 on the final day.

Apple to build new Austin hub, expand in other tech hotbeds
Early this year, Apple said that it would make more than $ 30 billion in capital expenditures in the USA over the next five years. The company plans to invest $10 billion in US data centers over the next five years, including $4.5 billion this year and next.

'I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law'
The deal signalled the unravelling of the deep relationship Trump and AMI chief executive David Pecker had forged over decades. Judge William Pauley told the 52-year-old Cohen that somewhere along the way, he had "lost his moral compass".

Rockets Emerge With Interest In Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Former Lakers wing and Los Angeles native could find his way back to the purple gold.

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets are reportedly discussing a major National Basketball Association trade, according to a report by league insider Shams Charania. First, reports came out that the team was working on a trade package for New Orleans Pelicans star forward Anthony Davis, then rumors shifted to them being close to trading for Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza. His skill set and experience is something that would help out a ton of contending teams. Caldwell-Pope signed a one-year deal to stay with the Lakers this summer for $12 million. Those demands were seemingly not met, as they declined a three-team deal.

The Houston Rockets are emerging as a suitor for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in multi-team trade scenarios, such as with the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, league sources told The Athletic.

This sounds like either an agent pumping up his client - how much interest is there in Caldwell-Pope? - or a team trying to start a bidding war or get other teams involved.

Russian ex-policeman convicted of murdering 56 women
Popkov was found to be sane but with a "pathological attraction to killing people", according to prosecutors. Popkov was caught in 2012 after investigators re-examined the case and carried out DNA testing of residents.